Cystitis in women - inflammation of the bladder - a disease that is characterized by such a vivid clinical picture that the diagnosis of difficulties does not cause a doctor or a person with sufficient life experience.
Frequent painful urination, accompanied by a sometimes severe pain syndrome and the appearance of blood in the urine - these are its characteristic features.
In order for the cystitis not to pass into a chronic form, a woman should not be engaged in self-medication, first of all it is necessary to contact a urologist who will conduct detailed diagnostics and prescribe adequate treatment. If there is no such specialist in the polyclinic at the place of residence, then it is necessary to contact the therapist.
Why do women develop cystitis more often than men?
Indeed, why does the fair sex suffer from cystitis quite often, and men have a rare disease?
It's simple! Infection penetrates the body through bacteria that are infected with the urethra or the urethra. In men, it is long and narrow, and it is difficult for bacteria to "reach the target," for women it is short and wide. For disease, the second option seems much more attractive.
Symptoms of
Cystitis has painful symptoms: frequent urination, sometimes with an admixture of mucus and blood in the urine, severe pain and burning after emptying, a constant feeling of overflow of the bladder. In some cases, body temperature rises, nausea and vomiting occur.
Therefore, as soon as you begin to show the first signs of cystitis, you must immediately begin treatment to prevent a chronic course of the disease, which can persist for months and even years. For his appointment, it is better to consult a doctor, he will produce a bacterial planting and prescribe the optimal medicines that are able to fight precisely with a particular pathogen.
Prevention
However, the best way to avoid unpleasant feelings for women is prevention. In particular, you should follow the rules of personal hygiene, use only clean clothes, and regularly change pads and tampons during menstruation.
In addition, chronic cystitis is often exacerbated by hypothermia - in particular, the abdominal cavity and the lower part. Do not delay urination longer than the due date - a full bladder is easily infected with pathogens.
Which doctor treats cystitis in women?
When a woman encounters the symptoms of such a disease as cystitis, which doctor to contact becomes the most urgent issue. Yes, and the fear of the procedure of diagnosis occurs in many girls. The disease is between two medical specializations - gynecology and urology.
First thing, it's worth visiting the therapist. Having analyzed complaints of the patient, he, most likely, will direct it to the expert who treats a cystitis - to the urologist. Women will additionally be recommended and visit a gynecologist, because very often in the representatives of the beautiful half of humanity the cause of the disease is various diseases of the genital area.
Urologist is a doctor specializing in the treatment of the human genitourinary system, which is thoroughly prepared in this direction. His sphere of activity includes diseases of the kidneys, bladder and urinary system in general. For him there is no division by sex and age. Therefore, the doctor treating cystitis is a urologist, since cystitis in all its forms falls within the sphere of interests of this specialist.
For a full explanation of the reasons that led to the development of the disorder, a woman is assigned certain studies:
- a general urinalysis;
- bacteriological culture of urine;
- urine analysis according to Nechiporenko;
- blood test;
- analysis for dysbacteriosis of the vagina;
- ultrasound of the genitourinary system;
- cystoscopy;
- ultrasound of the genitourinary system;
- PCR study.
Only after the causative agent is established or the cause of cystitis develops, the doctor prescribes the necessary treatment. As a rule, it involves taking antibacterial and anti-inflammatory drugs, together with physiological procedures. Also for diet cystitis is an important factor. The doctor will advise you to give up sharp, smoked and fatty foods, alcohol and drink more than 8 glasses of water a day. Cranberry juice or mors will also be useful.
Preparations
If the infectious nature of the disease is confirmed by analysis, then most likely you will need to take an antibiotic:
- phosphomycin( Monural);
- group fluoroquinolones - Tsifran, Norfloxacin;
- nitrofuran( Furadonin, Furagin).
One of the most popular antibiotics prescribed for the treatment of the lower urinary tract is Monural.